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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet, online |
| Owner(s) | Tribune Publishing |
| Publisher | Par Ridder (Interim General Manager) |
| Editor | Kris Worrell |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Circulation | According to the October 2, 2022 postal certificate printed in the paper, circulation is now just over 17,000. This number includes complimentary copies given to people who subscribe to the sister paper, The Virginia Gazette. This is a significant drop from 2016 numbers of 55,000 daily 85,000 Sunday At that time, the paper still employed local consumer marketing staff. |
| ISSN | 2767-5971 |
| Website | dailypress |
The Daily Press Inc. is a daily morning newspaper published in Newport News, Virginia, which covers the lower and middle Peninsula of Tidewater Virginia. It was established in 1896 and bought by Tribune Company in 1986. Current owner Tribune Publishing spun off from the company in 2014. In 2016, The Daily Press has a daily average readership of approximately 101,100. It had a Sunday average readership of approximately 169,200.[1] Using a frequently used industry-standard readership of 2.2 readers per copy, the October 2022 readership is estimated to be 38,000. It is the sister newspaper to Norfolk's The Virginian-Pilot, which was its southern market rival until Tribune's purchase of that paper in 2018; the papers have both been based out of the Daily Press building since May 2020.
The Daily Press is distributed to the following cities and counties: Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Poquoson, Smithfield, Williamsburg, and York. Through its website at dailypress.com, The Daily Press also covers stories on the "Southside", which includes Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. Monthly, dailypress.com currently receives nearly 7 million page views.[2]
The Daily Press also owns and publishes The Virginia Gazette, a morning newspaper in Williamsburg, Virginia, which publishes on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It covers Williamsburg, James City County, and York County, and has an average readership of 29,324.[3] Annually, vagazette.com currently receives over 5 million page views.[4]
Additionally, The Daily Press also owns and publishes The Tidewater Review, a morning newspaper in West Point, Virginia, which publishes on Wednesdays. It covers King and Queen County, New Kent County, and King William County; and has a Wednesday readership of 3,100.[5] Monthly, tidewaterreview.com currently receives over 57,300 page views.
Beyond print and web, The Daily Press and its sister products also engage people on social media.
The Daily Press employs approximately 180 people. Included in that number are reporters, editors, graphic designers, photojournalists, advertising sales reps, press operators, crews that package and deliver the paper, and employees that maintain electronic systems. The Daily Press has an online publishing team, a marketing department, a finance department, and a human resources team.
- ^ Scarborough R2 2015, Base Norfolk DMA, Target Newport News Daily Press PMA
- ^ Adobe Sitecatalyst by Omiture, Daily Press Media Group, Jan 2016
- ^ Scarborough R2 2015, Base Newport News Daily Press PMA, Target Non-Daily Newspapers Average Issue The Virginia Gazette
- ^ Scarborough R1 2014 Base Williamsburg Zip Codes 23185 and 23188
- ^ Scarborough R1 2013 Norfolk DMA